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much of the city is in the dark. about 80 blocks of the city and from side to side mlts of commuters enduring hours long bus trips and bumper to bumper traffic. sometimes four hours to get across a bridge or tunnel. the city still figuring out how to fix the subway and train systems. many of the tunnels that carry the trains are still flooded. in fact, the one that goes for the path train over to new jersey, five miles long, completely filled, they tell us. but here in the city, fortunately mayor bloomberg says some relief is on the way. >> bus service will continue and to increased limited subway service may actually return tomorrow this certainly will not be service below 34th street in manhattan where there is no power and the mta workers are working extremely hard to get the water out of the tunnels and stations. >> it is a herculean task across the river in hoboken, new jersey things are not much better 20,000 people are still reportedly stranded there. some residents say they are furious with the mayor because
much of the city is in the dark. about 80 blocks of the city and from side to side mlts of commuters enduring hours long bus trips and bumper to bumper traffic. sometimes four hours to get across a bridge or tunnel. the city still figuring out how to fix the subway and train systems. many of the tunnels that carry the trains are still flooded. in fact, the one that goes for the path train over to new jersey, five miles long, completely filled, they tell us. but here in the city, fortunately...
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city buses and two of the three airports are up and running and for the first time this week the new york stock exchange opened today. the engineers are still trying to figure out to how take down the dangling crane in manhattan. >> this river crested at six feet above flood stage. wind was the biggest problem in brunswick. most of the city still in the dark and residents there trying to deal with a downed trees that are all over the place. >> and didn't dominion virginia power trying to get the last of the customers back online and as of now there are 5800 customers still without power in northern virginia. >> i'm surae chinn where dominion power is still trying to get thousands of people back online. it is a welcome sight to residents after sandy's destruction. >> we have here what was a real quagmire. >> the more damage, the longer the outage and the wait for repairs. waiting anxiously is angus, bundled up and on day two without power. the christensen family is trying to stay plugged in. >> how cold is it inside the home? >> oh, it is freezing. >> did you do all of your homework?
city buses and two of the three airports are up and running and for the first time this week the new york stock exchange opened today. the engineers are still trying to figure out to how take down the dangling crane in manhattan. >> this river crested at six feet above flood stage. wind was the biggest problem in brunswick. most of the city still in the dark and residents there trying to deal with a downed trees that are all over the place. >> and didn't dominion virginia power...
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and national largest city is still struggling to begin to recover. large swaths of downtown manhattan are still underwater. and battery tunnel is filled with water. there are no estimates on when it will be pumped dry. across the hudson, in hoboken, national guard there, working to evacuate 20,000 rez dent 20 rese been without power for two days, and streets emerged. and destruction along jersey shore, agonizing to rehold. the resort town, off limits tonight even residents cannot enter, hurricane blowing many of the million-dollar homes off their foundations. and broken gas lines. adding more obstacles to what will be a long-running recovery, 6 million people still in the dark across 15 states at this hour, more than half of initial engine still without -- new jersey still without power, president obama touring with one of his ha harshest critics, new jersey governor chris christie. they put aside their politics for the day, president returned braise that governor offered him yesterday. >> and top of my list, i have to say, that governor christie thr
and national largest city is still struggling to begin to recover. large swaths of downtown manhattan are still underwater. and battery tunnel is filled with water. there are no estimates on when it will be pumped dry. across the hudson, in hoboken, national guard there, working to evacuate 20,000 rez dent 20 rese been without power for two days, and streets emerged. and destruction along jersey shore, agonizing to rehold. the resort town, off limits tonight even residents cannot enter,...
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transit system is still shut flooded and shut down and some of the hardest hit cities new jersey like seaside heights block after block of residential neighborhoods are buried under sand in a way similar to how the new orleans lower ninth ward was buried under water after katrina although mitt romney would prefer you didn't think about it the true test of the quality and resilience of a nation and its political systems comes at times like these ones most stressed romney suggest such crises are opportunities for profit which is why he called for the. i have it is a shame to fema or on the campaign trail romney and ryan apparently think such crises can be exploited for political gain which is why the he held a a staged rally in ohio where some supporters percentage donate canned goods to relief efforts canned goods at the red cross has specifically said they don't want because it requires too much manpower time money and energy to sort through and transport them historically the genuinely patriotic americans have seen crises as a time to come together and help each other out there's fiv
transit system is still shut flooded and shut down and some of the hardest hit cities new jersey like seaside heights block after block of residential neighborhoods are buried under sand in a way similar to how the new orleans lower ninth ward was buried under water after katrina although mitt romney would prefer you didn't think about it the true test of the quality and resilience of a nation and its political systems comes at times like these ones most stressed romney suggest such crises are...
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they are lined up all over the city. if you have just now come to know this brilliant artist, you now know the name, and you should add it to his collection. if you already know him, you are already in love with him. this project is called black radio. there you have it, and the new project is out, and it is called black radio. your first time on the show, i pray not your last. that is our show tonight. until next time, thanks for watching. keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with a harvard professor of sarah lawrence-lightfoot. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do thei try to live my life every daywe know that we are only halfway and we have work to do. fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. k
they are lined up all over the city. if you have just now come to know this brilliant artist, you now know the name, and you should add it to his collection. if you already know him, you are already in love with him. this project is called black radio. there you have it, and the new project is out, and it is called black radio. your first time on the show, i pray not your last. that is our show tonight. until next time, thanks for watching. keep the faith. >> for more information on...
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and atlantic city, a big part of that is gone now. federal money, how do you do a cost benefit and go in there and say, this is a value to the american economy to rebuild that part of the country that's right there ton the water's edge? >> the interesting thing, chris, you're right, my house in ocean city had 10 inches -- 10 feet of water in the basement. fortunately, it didn't go under the house. but the shoreline, a lot of it's gone. and that means a comprehensive effort. we've got to find sand. and interesting, as we dredge eastern ports to get them ready for the big liners that are coming in from the panama canal, that frees up a lot of sand that can be used in rebuilding those beaches. but that's going to take an effort between the army corps of engineers and the states. and that's federal/state, again. so the recovery process depends on federal/state cooperation. and i think we're going to see it. i think new jersey, the governor is intent on bringing new jersey back. mayor bloomberg, who always does the right thing, is intent o
and atlantic city, a big part of that is gone now. federal money, how do you do a cost benefit and go in there and say, this is a value to the american economy to rebuild that part of the country that's right there ton the water's edge? >> the interesting thing, chris, you're right, my house in ocean city had 10 inches -- 10 feet of water in the basement. fortunately, it didn't go under the house. but the shoreline, a lot of it's gone. and that means a comprehensive effort. we've got to...
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to new york city up and running again? >> well, michelle and larry, we're working on it and we have some optimism for friday, but as for tomorrow, the good news we have is service from new haven up to boston and more service from newark down to baltimore and philadelphia and washington. we're going to build on what we did today. stop with newark. we're going to add service from new haven up and working with our partners in the commuter agencies and others, we have some hope for some service in new york come friday. >> mark, principally the flooding, is that still the big deal? >> sure, it's all about the tunnels, larry. it's about getting the water pumped out of the tunnels, and it's a brackish water. there's salt water in it. we have the make sure that we get the water out. we have to make sure the systems are working. but we're pretty optoptimistic. there were people hunched over tables with pens and paper and charts trying to figure out how we can make this happen. once we have a plan for service to and from new york ci
to new york city up and running again? >> well, michelle and larry, we're working on it and we have some optimism for friday, but as for tomorrow, the good news we have is service from new haven up to boston and more service from newark down to baltimore and philadelphia and washington. we're going to build on what we did today. stop with newark. we're going to add service from new haven up and working with our partners in the commuter agencies and others, we have some hope for some...
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it brought $340 million to the city last year. >> the bottom line is new york city has lost a lot of revenue this past few days. we've lost a lot of economic activity and need to re-start really quickly for the good of our people. >> reporter: the mayor thinks that by sunday, by the time the runners take off that most of the power will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while there is progress here, brian, there are plenty of problems that remain. >> ann thompson on the perch above new york city that may show the tale of two cities better than any other, ann, thank you very much. and we have another striking view to show you from the air. this is a neighborhood also in new york city, in the borough of queens, and they have been asked to bear a lot. keep in mind this is home to a lot of police officers and firefighters. they lost a lot of residents on 9/11. after that they had a plane crash, and now the community of breezy point has lost over 100 homes to fire. somebody said this
it brought $340 million to the city last year. >> the bottom line is new york city has lost a lot of revenue this past few days. we've lost a lot of economic activity and need to re-start really quickly for the good of our people. >> reporter: the mayor thinks that by sunday, by the time the runners take off that most of the power will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while...
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ben strauss, said the city's extremely vulnerable. three of the top ten highest floods at the battery since 1900 happened in the last two and a half years. if that's not a wake-up call to take this seriously, i don't know what is. back in 2007 quote if we have 1.5 feet of sea level rise, it could sub merge the rock aways coney island, much of the southern brooklyn and queens portions of flushing meadows corona park, queens, lower manhattan, and eastern staten island from the grate kills harbor. guess what, it didn't take a hurricane 3 level hurricane for that to happen. they said this, with an one meter sea level rise the paper found that what is currently a 20-year event by 2100 meaning they're coming quicker and quicker. james hansen at nasa, climate scientist who has been warning us since 1988 at least. look at his testimony in front of congress back then. >> all together this evidence represents a very strong case in my opinion that the greenhouse has been detected and it's changing our climate now. barring a remarkable and improb
ben strauss, said the city's extremely vulnerable. three of the top ten highest floods at the battery since 1900 happened in the last two and a half years. if that's not a wake-up call to take this seriously, i don't know what is. back in 2007 quote if we have 1.5 feet of sea level rise, it could sub merge the rock aways coney island, much of the southern brooklyn and queens portions of flushing meadows corona park, queens, lower manhattan, and eastern staten island from the grate kills harbor....
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and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that hurricane irene caused record flooding in the northeast. but with sandy came new records and according to new york governor andrew cuomo, more pressure for governments to act. >> i joke that every two years we have a 100 year flood. the frequency is way up. it is not prudent, to sit here, i believe, at this point and say, well it's not going to happen again. once you have that recognition, then what are you doing about it. and what design changes, what construction changes are you making to deal with it. >> suarez: as new york struggles to recover from sandy, cuomo looked to the long-term, calling fo
and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that...
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. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help you need. >> down to florida now, governor mitt romney in coral gables with senator marco rubio. romney did not mention the president by name but said the country needs to change direction. >> we face some challenges and as a result of that, it is my view we should not continue along the same path but it is time to take a new path. bold aggressive change. >> staying in florida now, vice-president joe biden back on the campaign trail telling supporters he was proud of leaders of different parties in the northeast pulling together. >> we are all better off when ev
. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help you...
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a grateful city thanking them tonight. >>> and, how about the bright lights of the big city? well, the power was flickering back on today, in parts of the city. and here's how it began on wall street. street lights glowed green. and backup generators powered up the new york stock exchange as my your michael bloomberg rang the opening bell. the markets back in business after a two-day hihiatus. the dow closed flat at the end of the day. >>> other signs of life tonight. broadway back after losing $7 million in ticket sales. and, we could see new yorkers huddling at banks using extension cords to charge their cell phones. all across the city, new yorkers walked and waited. you can see the traffic there on the right. it was hours to move anywhere. and, there is another hospital being evacuated tonight. bellevue hospital, famous for its mental health services. 150 national guard members coming in to take those patients to safety tonight. >>> and new york is one of just 16 states grappling with power outages tonight. take a look at this. "the new york times" created a visual portra
a grateful city thanking them tonight. >>> and, how about the bright lights of the big city? well, the power was flickering back on today, in parts of the city. and here's how it began on wall street. street lights glowed green. and backup generators powered up the new york stock exchange as my your michael bloomberg rang the opening bell. the markets back in business after a two-day hihiatus. the dow closed flat at the end of the day. >>> other signs of life tonight. broadway...
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again, you know the other job is overhead lines, they are outside of the city. that is a huge job as well. gerri: that is what is wrong in my neighborhood. i want to bring in daniel squadron, democratic new york state senor, his district lower manhattan, carroll gardens brook brookin, he is joining me by phone. thank you, let's start with state of play in your district, what are your constituents telling you? how are basic services? >> well, they are now experiencing coming into you know, 48 hours, for hundreds of thousand of of people without power, a large swath of manhattan among those a large number of high-rise buildings, senior buildings, public housing buildings. with long-term blackout in high-rise, it means not justin convenient of hot water and electricity but it is water itself. so, folks are hanging in there and doing their best. but you know, it is serious concern. gerri: are people getting angry? look, people are frustrated. and you know, communication, as good as it is, if you don't have power, you can't get that communication. you know there is a
again, you know the other job is overhead lines, they are outside of the city. that is a huge job as well. gerri: that is what is wrong in my neighborhood. i want to bring in daniel squadron, democratic new york state senor, his district lower manhattan, carroll gardens brook brookin, he is joining me by phone. thank you, let's start with state of play in your district, what are your constituents telling you? how are basic services? >> well, they are now experiencing coming into you know,...
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the mayor of seaside heights new jersey, called the damage to his city catastrophic. two peers have been swallowed up by the ocean, and the entrance to the community is under water -- two piers have been swallowed up by the ocean. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for the latest on sandy's aftermath and send us your damage pictures. >> the hunt is on in virginia tonight for a man accused of throwing pipe bombs at three stafford county homes. his targets -- a stafford county detective and a deputy. the sheriff's office along with state and federal agencies say laurence stewart tossed the first pipe bomb around 7:00 yesterday morning, and the second half an hour later. while there was some damage to some of the homes, nobody was hurt. police say the 25-year-old man is armed dangerous, and possibly carrying explosives. >> a 15-year-old girl in maryland is dead tonight. she was killed on her way to school. she was hit by a car while crossing germantown road and was. drive, steps away from seneca valley high school. police say the 10th grader was not on a crosswalk and the
the mayor of seaside heights new jersey, called the damage to his city catastrophic. two peers have been swallowed up by the ocean, and the entrance to the community is under water -- two piers have been swallowed up by the ocean. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for the latest on sandy's aftermath and send us your damage pictures. >> the hunt is on in virginia tonight for a man accused of throwing pipe bombs at three stafford county homes. his targets -- a stafford county detective and...
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boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> voter suppression law has...
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when the city came, they said you've got to get this tree off or you can't live here. >> reporter: two houses down, his neighbor wasn't as lucky. >> i'm homeless. i'm a realtor and i have no home. >> reporter: her home has been condemned but she's still here to deal with a growing list of people. >> meet the insurance people and the electrical contractors and the tree people and the insurance adjustors and the code enforcement people, the police have been in and out. so it's sort of a litany of people to put the pieces of the puzzle back together. >> reporter: it cost $5,000 just to remove each tree. after, that she said she'll worry about the five other giant trees covering the rems of her yard, making this the worst storm she's seen since she moved in 21 years ago. >> yeah, this is bad. probably the worst. >> reporter: the great irony for her, she says, is she has a second home in rehoboth beach. that home is just fine. this is what you're seeing. people are getting ready for trick or treating. even a downed tree and that former police tape, that's become part of the decorations. so
when the city came, they said you've got to get this tree off or you can't live here. >> reporter: two houses down, his neighbor wasn't as lucky. >> i'm homeless. i'm a realtor and i have no home. >> reporter: her home has been condemned but she's still here to deal with a growing list of people. >> meet the insurance people and the electrical contractors and the tree people and the insurance adjustors and the code enforcement people, the police have been in and out. so...
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atlantic city, new jersey, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> new york city and parts of the jersey shore, the epicenter of the storm, there are incredible images of destruction and including the video here. the freed metropolis from the eighth avenue section in lower manhattan. cars tossed about, floating in the water. emergency service lines -- lightings flashing. this is some of the damage left behind in new york. strong winds blew a 40-foot boat on to the train tracks. other boats turned loose slamming into various marineas. and on staten island, police helicopter crews rescued five adults and a child trapped in their homes. the chopper used the rooftop to rescue those. helicopter 23 is the name. named after the 23 officers killed on 9/11. after the storm and the cleanup for some, the focus is on the election. early voting resumed in maryland and d.c. today. and the lines are long. this is what it looked like this morning. early voting is extended in maryland until 9 pom on friday. the d.c. board of elects is extended hours until 9:00 p.m. through saturday. karen gray houston joins us
atlantic city, new jersey, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> new york city and parts of the jersey shore, the epicenter of the storm, there are incredible images of destruction and including the video here. the freed metropolis from the eighth avenue section in lower manhattan. cars tossed about, floating in the water. emergency service lines -- lightings flashing. this is some of the damage left behind in new york. strong winds blew a 40-foot boat on to the train tracks. other boats...
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the part of our 100-city tour. today we're spending the hour with world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and an eye to professor noam chomsky. as election day comes closer, chomsky examines topics largely ignored or glossed over during the presidential campaign, including the threat posed to us power by the arab spring. >> moving on, to just last year, the arab spring is another such threats. it threatens to take that big region out of the grande area. that is a lot more significant than southeast asia or south america. you go back to the 1940's, the state department recognize that the energy resources of the middle east are what they called one of the greatest material prices in world history. spectacular source of strategic power. if we can control middle east energy, we can control the world. take a look at the u.s.-british coup in iran in 1953. a very important event. shadows cast over the world until today. that was a pretense, was part of the cold war but had nothing to do the cold war. it had t
the part of our 100-city tour. today we're spending the hour with world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and an eye to professor noam chomsky. as election day comes closer, chomsky examines topics largely ignored or glossed over during the presidential campaign, including the threat posed to us power by the arab spring. >> moving on, to just last year, the arab spring is another such threats. it threatens to take that big region out of the grande area. that is a lot more...
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and we have david lee milner new york city. we begin with correspondent mike tobin in a blustery cleveland, ohio. hello, mike. >> hello, bret. the winds are actually calming down here. you can see how churned up lake erie is. that should give you a rough idea what it's like when the winds came through at 70 miles per hour plus and sustained. the coast guard says the coast of lake erie got it worst of all the great lakes. just about every dock out here sustained daniel. 30 boats sank. 20 boats presumed missing. inland what we see, trees fell over, taking power lines out with them. considerable sections of the grid. traffic lights are out. traffic is now snarled. the ki he ga river is two -- cucuyahoga river above flood stage. the storm came this far west, this far inland and still in terms of the wind speed and bare metic pressure could have qualified as a weak hurricane. skipped across the great lakes uninhibited and delivered a punch to canada. to my colleague david lee milner new york. >> mike, we were in the torn most tip of
and we have david lee milner new york city. we begin with correspondent mike tobin in a blustery cleveland, ohio. hello, mike. >> hello, bret. the winds are actually calming down here. you can see how churned up lake erie is. that should give you a rough idea what it's like when the winds came through at 70 miles per hour plus and sustained. the coast guard says the coast of lake erie got it worst of all the great lakes. just about every dock out here sustained daniel. 30 boats sank. 20...
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aleppo, syria's largest city, is going up in smoke. for centuries a commercial hub and today a world heritage site, now the ancient streets are being renamed. this one is called sniper's alley. those who are not fast enough are killed. the city's hospitals are overwhelmed. wounded people are brought in every minute. some of the injured are rebel fighters. most, though, are civilians. there's no better place than the hospital to see who is bearing the brunt of the suffering in this war -- civilians and children. even the hospital is not safe. it has been bombed five times. >> much of our population is wounded by bombing, by shelling. >> in a city where bullets and bombs rain down relentlessly, there's nowhere left to take shelter. this man takes us to his neighborhood and shows us places struck by missiles. he says the missiles were fired just as people were leaving the mosque. >> there were no ambulances. just one pickup truck. first of all, we put the dead and injured onto the truck. there were 12 dead and 20 injured. >> the cemetery
aleppo, syria's largest city, is going up in smoke. for centuries a commercial hub and today a world heritage site, now the ancient streets are being renamed. this one is called sniper's alley. those who are not fast enough are killed. the city's hospitals are overwhelmed. wounded people are brought in every minute. some of the injured are rebel fighters. most, though, are civilians. there's no better place than the hospital to see who is bearing the brunt of the suffering in this war --...
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it's receded in parts of the city. it's gone down a couple inches but it's still pretty flooded across this area. you have to. >> reporter: even though you're only seeing it up to my shins here, there's water in basements all across the city. the water table is really high. so in order to get all of that out, they are going to be pumping for days. there are 500 million gallons of water that they need to get out of the city. 500 million gallons in one square mile. the mayor of the city says that it will take two days to do that. they've been pumping all day today. hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow they will almost be there. also in terms of power, we are getting questions from people who have been without power since monday night and everyone thinks once the water is gone, they will be lights, they will be able to charge their cell phones, their lives will start getting back to normal. unfortunately, the electric company around here told the mayor it could take seven to ten days. they are hoping it isn't that lon
it's receded in parts of the city. it's gone down a couple inches but it's still pretty flooded across this area. you have to. >> reporter: even though you're only seeing it up to my shins here, there's water in basements all across the city. the water table is really high. so in order to get all of that out, they are going to be pumping for days. there are 500 million gallons of water that they need to get out of the city. 500 million gallons in one square mile. the mayor of the city...
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at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal to move a president in a motorcade. takes a lot of law enforcement resources. there are a lot of streets may or may not be closed down. here in pennsylvania we would probably be able to get him around. we don't have the devastation to the extent that the people in new jersey and people in new york have. i'm sure that is where the president feel he needs to be and should job what do you think of how effusive governor christie has been of the president? it left a lot of people scratching their heads. was it surprising to you? >> well i haven't seen it. i've been out on the ro
at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal...
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i am going into the city, i worked 70 years in the city. it sounds like you have lost face. >> i have breakfast in the city to or three times a week. i enjoy going down there but i am a six-foot five, two ordered 75 pound male. it can understand why women do not feel comfortable. >> is wilmington the most dangerous place in the state of delaware? >> i would not say the most dangerous. we have a huge percentage of population in the world in poverty. it is not just the city of wilmington. wilmington is much larger and more concentrated and easier to see that. >> we're moving on now. >> the next topic is about health care. there are about 118,000 persons roughly including 19,000 children in the state who are not covered by health insurance. how acceptable do you find this? do you have any idea for extending coverage? is this something you can tell delawareans? >> one of the big issues is one we mandate minimum benefits, limit the cost much more expensive and we make health insurance more expensive and we cover less of the population. we should
i am going into the city, i worked 70 years in the city. it sounds like you have lost face. >> i have breakfast in the city to or three times a week. i enjoy going down there but i am a six-foot five, two ordered 75 pound male. it can understand why women do not feel comfortable. >> is wilmington the most dangerous place in the state of delaware? >> i would not say the most dangerous. we have a huge percentage of population in the world in poverty. it is not just the city of...
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the city of new york infrastructure or. the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or new jersey for instance. the line. or my line and your very. something that something traditionally our community really reluctant to do. but it's a choice it's a choice we make or give me just final question for you i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people aren't aware of and that is that during the storm the path of superstorm sandy there were twenty six nuclear plants i know at least two of them had to shut be shut down part of them out to be shut down the surrounding areas put on high alert talk a little bit about the effect of this and what people who are planning people who are engineers should take into account. i think one of the things that a disaster. and a half ago shows is that when nuclear power fails really dramatic. and it tends to stand on a time when the rest of society is having problems so let's imagine thank goodness it didn't happen but let's imagine that one of the beach from the state
the city of new york infrastructure or. the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or new jersey for instance. the line. or my line and your very. something that something traditionally our community really reluctant to do. but it's a choice it's a choice we make or give me just final question for you i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people aren't aware of and that is that during the storm the path of superstorm sandy there were twenty six nuclear plants i know...
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the city remains sealed off. only people who live here are allowed in. some people are not even able to get out because their cars were under water and not operating. the national guard is on the scene here helping with rescues and evacuations. in hoboken, new jersey, i'm lisa ebers, fox news. >>> back here at home, parts of frederick under water this evening. sky fox flew over the area earlier today. can you see flooded homes and roadways. the flood warnings for the river is extended into tonight. let's go to gary mcgrady for the latest. gary, you predicted we would see some flooding like this. >> reporter: some flooding but not a lot of flooding and there is going to be some folks impacted by this and this is not a lot, okay. and that is the good news. it's all coming down. take the graphic, and we have two different sets of warnings here. the dark grown error or the river flood warnings and most will go to later on today and to tomorrow. the light green is a coastal warning and has to do with alexandrea and we're looking at the river flood warnings fo
the city remains sealed off. only people who live here are allowed in. some people are not even able to get out because their cars were under water and not operating. the national guard is on the scene here helping with rescues and evacuations. in hoboken, new jersey, i'm lisa ebers, fox news. >>> back here at home, parts of frederick under water this evening. sky fox flew over the area earlier today. can you see flooded homes and roadways. the flood warnings for the river is extended...
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amazing how fast the city is getting back to work. our country withstands calamity that says a lot about the economic structure and the success and stability born from it. if this hit a utopian, social utopian like venezuela or cuba goodbye. capitalism makes catastrophe surmountable. san sky wouldn't have been kind to occupy wall streeters. >> eric: or california. >> dana: i am worried about people who are not able to get to their jobs an they say they make an hourly wage. they are not on a salary. might not be full-time employees. they're part-time. i'm sure employers are being as understanding as they can be, but the economic damage will be felt by those people. >> eric: i want to make a point. mayor bloomberg came out and put a three-passenger minimum in cars. remember, there are no trains coming in the area. no subways coming in the area. you have to take a bus or get in a car. people who can't afford to hire car service, they have to do something. now he is going keep the people who may be three or four making $5 plus tips, they
amazing how fast the city is getting back to work. our country withstands calamity that says a lot about the economic structure and the success and stability born from it. if this hit a utopian, social utopian like venezuela or cuba goodbye. capitalism makes catastrophe surmountable. san sky wouldn't have been kind to occupy wall streeters. >> eric: or california. >> dana: i am worried about people who are not able to get to their jobs an they say they make an hourly wage. they are...
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lives in the us this is according to reports much of this all has occurred in new york the largest city in the united states now those in the business of trying to put a dollar figure on the economic damage of sandy put the loss at up to twenty billion dollars according to aqua caton i should mention these numbers are still very preliminary they estimate five to ten billion dollars of that amount i cited is expected to be insured losses so that also means a loss for the insurance industry and possibly security is related to it so what is the impact on the catastrophe bond market what is the catastrophe bond market joining me is stephen evans founder and owner of artemis he consults and writes about catastrophe bonds of risk transfer and more artemis dot b.m. and he's going to tell us all about it so first of all thank you so much for being on the show welcome to capital account and circuits i'm not speak it's great to speak with you because truth be told i really have never heard of catastrophe bonds until stumbling upon your blog and reading about them and reading that sandy is relevan
lives in the us this is according to reports much of this all has occurred in new york the largest city in the united states now those in the business of trying to put a dollar figure on the economic damage of sandy put the loss at up to twenty billion dollars according to aqua caton i should mention these numbers are still very preliminary they estimate five to ten billion dollars of that amount i cited is expected to be insured losses so that also means a loss for the insurance industry and...
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think of a city that depends, half of the people in new york city depend on the subways to get to and fro. there are no subways. today by the way all buses are free. people who wouldn't other wise are using buses are using them. in addition to buses, taxis and liver i ares. you have a lot of people driving in. that's why mayor bloomberg issued a warning unless it is emergency speaking on fox business which one of our guests had to encounter, you're not allowed to come in if you're alone in a car. like the hov leans. liz: see to the right, that sign? that says news corporation. that is our building. you can see on the street level where the planters are, fox business. our studios are above that, those windows there. that is 6th avenue going northbound as you sees trucks and cars moving. that is a huge problem. joe sitt of thor equities told us he knows the owner of the building with the broken crane. he said they will have to take it apart piece by piece. david: once again the traffic jam in new york, this is the first day when people are back at work. this is the first day the buses a
think of a city that depends, half of the people in new york city depend on the subways to get to and fro. there are no subways. today by the way all buses are free. people who wouldn't other wise are using buses are using them. in addition to buses, taxis and liver i ares. you have a lot of people driving in. that's why mayor bloomberg issued a warning unless it is emergency speaking on fox business which one of our guests had to encounter, you're not allowed to come in if you're alone in a...
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jersey city is getting power, we believe, today. but there are still big chunks of the community, including this community right here, that don't have power. and, so, it's hard enough, cleaning up debris and dealing with boats that have been upended and, you know, roads that are blocked, when people don't have power, though, obviously, they're disabled in allways and it's hard to get back to normal. so yesterday i had a chance to speak to the ceos of the utilities from all across the country, and a lot of the states that were spared, that were not hard hit or some states as faraway as california, they have pledged to start getting equipment, crews, et cetera, here into new jersey and new york and connecticut as quickly as possible. and one of the things that we've been able to do, just to give you a sense of how this is an all-hands-on-deck approach, we're able to get c-17s and c-130s, military transport planes, potentially, to move assets, personnel, to speed up the process of getting power up and running as soon as possible. our f
jersey city is getting power, we believe, today. but there are still big chunks of the community, including this community right here, that don't have power. and, so, it's hard enough, cleaning up debris and dealing with boats that have been upended and, you know, roads that are blocked, when people don't have power, though, obviously, they're disabled in allways and it's hard to get back to normal. so yesterday i had a chance to speak to the ceos of the utilities from all across the country,...
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stirs up trouble along the east coast for days leading up to this weather phenomenon we heard about cities getting ready for the worst but could the way we live and how we build our homes businesses and infrastructure actually make storms like this even more. and we know our computers and cell phones could be hacked but what about electronic voting machines they are computers after all coming up we'll take a look at how safe and secure these machines really are. and how many how we while little ghosts and goblins load up on treats big handy companies are up to their old tricks sending sweet campaign contributions to the candidate of their choice we'll tell you the spooky details of this month by billion dollar industry. it is wednesday october thirty first four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. . wow p.l.o. and everyone today will start with a closer look at franken storm the super storm named sandy pictures of destruction and devastation continue to come in as millions of americans try to pick up the pieces from what is now being referred to as the worst sto
stirs up trouble along the east coast for days leading up to this weather phenomenon we heard about cities getting ready for the worst but could the way we live and how we build our homes businesses and infrastructure actually make storms like this even more. and we know our computers and cell phones could be hacked but what about electronic voting machines they are computers after all coming up we'll take a look at how safe and secure these machines really are. and how many how we while little...
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i tried to get back to my wife and i have been in the city all week and she is in new jersey and one out of 50 calls went law by the time i got through the kids had tied her up to the table demanding all the candy from halloween that has been canceled. i think we have teddy back. i see you didn't pay your bill. what happens now? we get beyond this but it is not as if it is getting rackbly better. what do you see happening tomorrow and friday? >>guest: well, clearly, we have the election next week and that will be a huge game changer depending on how that plays out and then the focus is going to be this fiscal cliff and the political circus in washington and they will hang everyone out to try i am sure no matter who selected to the very last minute and it is unbelievable that here we are, a couple years later and we are finding ourselves in the same political position and everyone is on pins and needles but the bottom line for the market, the market can thought deal with all of this uncertainty and i think it is going to be a negative as you work toward the end of the year. >>neil: do
i tried to get back to my wife and i have been in the city all week and she is in new jersey and one out of 50 calls went law by the time i got through the kids had tied her up to the table demanding all the candy from halloween that has been canceled. i think we have teddy back. i see you didn't pay your bill. what happens now? we get beyond this but it is not as if it is getting rackbly better. what do you see happening tomorrow and friday? >>guest: well, clearly, we have the election...
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it's city wide. the devastation that's happened on long island, that's happened in new jersey, this was massive. >> we're watching by the way, joe, the president of the united states. he's in new jersey right now. he's been touring some of the devastated areas walking around with governor chris christie. we understand the president will be making some comments shortly. so if i break away from you, you'll totally understand. i think governor christie might say a few words, the president will say a few words. they've been seeing what's going on in new jersey. it's awful there. it's awful in parts of new york city, elsewhere in new york state including out on long island right now. the president did say yesterday he might be able to help with some military assets to pump out water from some of those subway stations. do you need the u.s. military to help you in this area? >> they're here already. they've been tremendous. part of the army corps of engineers i think it's the sea watering unit. they were ac
it's city wide. the devastation that's happened on long island, that's happened in new jersey, this was massive. >> we're watching by the way, joe, the president of the united states. he's in new jersey right now. he's been touring some of the devastated areas walking around with governor chris christie. we understand the president will be making some comments shortly. so if i break away from you, you'll totally understand. i think governor christie might say a few words, the president...
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we knew in atlantic city and looked at the casino area to new york city and john f. kennedy and la guardia and got a look of the entire area and we had the county responders down here if atlantic city and we have politicians flying around later on today up in the new jersey and new york area so they can get a damage assessment and a look at what needs to be done first. >>shepard: what is your thinking on big picture here? >>guest: the amount of sand and destruction and debris in the coastal towns it will take weeks to get back on their feet. quite a bit of damage. >>shepard: people will have a hard time getting around but it seems almost impossible they would be able to get power to some of those places because you cannot get there. >>guest: there are barrier islands that have bridges that lead to town shut down so just getting people to begin work will not start for a long period. >>shepard: the coast guard is used to seeing damages in places all over the country, what is your take away? did you ever imagine anything like this was possible here? >>guest: after all t
we knew in atlantic city and looked at the casino area to new york city and john f. kennedy and la guardia and got a look of the entire area and we had the county responders down here if atlantic city and we have politicians flying around later on today up in the new jersey and new york area so they can get a damage assessment and a look at what needs to be done first. >>shepard: what is your thinking on big picture here? >>guest: the amount of sand and destruction and debris in the...
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look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of engineers. the u.s. army corps of engineers running around the streets of manhattan. somebody has to pay for the corps of engineers. we need the corps of engineers all over the country and that's something that the government has done from the beginning of the constitution -- you know, from the time we ratified the constitution. >> i'd say it demonstrate it is need for an effective federal government, not necessarily a big one. >> i don't disagree with you, s.e. take care. >> that's krystal. >> that's something i would say! >> we have been waiting for the right time to unveil this segment. what is it? find out straight ahead. we continue to wait for president obama and chris christie to speak after touring the disaster near new jersey. this is the way the boardwalk and amusement park looks now, nearly all washed away. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i
look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of engineers. the u.s. army corps of engineers running around the streets of manhattan. somebody has to pay for the corps of engineers. we need the corps of engineers all over the country and that's something that the government has done from the beginning of the constitution -- you know, from the time we ratified the constitution. >> i'd say...